Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A long time ago I posted a list of my top 5 favorite songs. I had a hard time choosing them – one huge problem was picking only one song by The Smiths. Other songs I deeply love were left out of the list but that’s OK – I knew I would regret it minutes after writing it. :D

There’s one song, though, that could not be included on that list – it’s so beautiful, perfect and magical that it belongs in the Music Olympus and should never be mixed with nor compared to with other songs. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is simply the best song ever created. Period.

For brioche base, combine yeast, a pinch of the caster sugar and warm milk in a bowl, stir to dissolve yeast, then set aside in a warm place until foamy (2-3 minutes). Meanwhile, combine flour, lime zest and remaining sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and mix to combine. With mixer on low speed, add yeast mixture, egg mixture and brandy and mix to combine. Add butter a little at a time and beat until smooth and glossy (4-5 minutes).

Transfer to a buttered bowl, turn to coat and cover with plastic wrap. Stand in a warm place until double in size (1½-2 hours).
Preheat oven to 200ºC/400ºF.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to a 30cm-diameter circle. Line a buttered 27cm-diameter fluted tart pan* with the dough, rolling edges in and pleating as you go, and prick within border with a fork.
For sugar apple top, spread yogurt over brioche dough within border. Coarsely grate butter and scatter two thirds over yogurt. Combine sugar and lime zest in a small bowl, scatter two thirds of the sugar mixture over butter. Layer apple over sugar mixture, overlapping slices, then scatter with remaining butter and sugar mixture.
Bake until golden and cooked through (15-20 minutes), dust edges with icing sugar and serve immediately.

I should not be looking at this so close to lunch, Patricia! I'm totally hungry now. And this reminds me--Marion makes a rustic galette with thinner crust that kind of folds over part of the top. I need to see if she'll make that again soon!

Sometimes the universe just aligns itself in such a way that the right recipe comes to you at the right time. I've been wandering the streets the last few days, muttering to myself, Do I make an apple tart or a brioche? Apple tart or brioche?!?!? The universe replied, in the form of this post.

This recipe looks fantastic, but that's not why I had to weigh in--I wanted to let you know that I agree with every fiber of my being:

Queen Rocks!

And Bohemian Rhapsody is certainly a perfect thing in itself, if not the greatest song in the world, which I could argue for. Queen rose in popularity while I was ending high school and transitioning to college. Since my ancestors were from Bohemia, I claimed this song as my own!

I saw this on tastespotting and thought wow that's a galette, it looks utterly delicious, then i realised you made it with a brioche base, now while my initial reaction remains true, i must add, utterly sinful ;)

Patricia,May I ask, between this and the lastest apple yeast tart,Which tasted better in your personal opinion??Both are yeasted base, but this is topped with yogurt + butter and that one was with cream.I almost wanted to do that today, right until I saw this ;)